New Zealand inventor Glenn Martin have developed personal jet pack flight has realized that dream. It can take one flight to an altitude of 2,400 meters to 100 km per hour speed of arrival.
As a modern city residents face the endless traffic jams every day, if this time you can have a reasonable price, ease of operation of the portable flight bag, no one can reject this temptation. At present, New Zealand inventor Glenn Martin is developing the personal jet pack flight has realized that dream. It can take one flight to an altitude of 2,400 meters to 100 km per hour speed of arrival.
The twenties, “Rockets night” and can be worn on the body of the jet aircraft – “Rocket Backpack” first appeared in science fiction. Almost since then, the human exploration of personal portable aircraft have been interrupted. In addition to films, comic book heroes such as James Bond, “Minority Report” in the Tom Cruise outside, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games opening ceremony, “aerialists” Bill? Siketeer is back on the real “rocket backpack” flying, fly into the stadium.
However, due to high costs, flight distance is short, while safety is flawed, personal aircraft has only “stealth” in the national laboratory. Until the Air New Zealand designer Glenn Martin has successfully developed a way for ordinary people to achieve the dream of single sky travel vehicle, “Martin jet pack flight,” the man finally let the concept of sustainable aviation from a dream into reality.
The most secure single flight bag
51, Glenn Martin started flying backpack has been developed over three decades. In fact, as early as when he was five years old, have had this great idea. At that time, he stood beside a road, you want to go over to the school. However, passenger traffic, vehicles traveling fast, small Glenn whim, if he can have a bag can be the same as back in the body of the aircraft without a mistake. In his seven years old, first flight, “Martin vehicle” born, only it was formed by the planks and sheets, “sliding devices.” At the time, but for Glenn’s father, arrived in time, maybe he really carrying their own “glider sheets” from the roof of “flying” down. However, Glenn has never given up their dream of flight.
From college, he designed many jet pack prototype in the garage 14 years ago has finally made a breakthrough within the workplace. Glenn’s wife Vanessa as “Martin jet pack,” the first prototype test pilot. Glenn has taken some security measures, such as advanced flight bag tied to the pole in the garage so Vanessa would not fly from the roof. Vanessa recalled: “All being well, I hung up shortly thereafter.” Subsequently, the Martin jet pack in further improving the design, but also to the then 15-year-old son Harrison only as a test pilot. In 2005, after numerous failures, the first nine aircraft model finally sustained flight in the air, as today’s “Martin jet pack flight” laid a foundation for success.
And various other personal aircraft, “Martin jet pack flight” is not like the “rocket night” as by jet powered flight. Despite the general flight backpack are relying on jet engine-driven, but Martin will use backpack with two petrol engine, propeller-driven fan off.
Design principles from the flying point of view, Martin’s more like a hovercraft jet backpack, rather than the jet. Motor gasoline engine by using theCarFan belt drive two fan propellers, propeller two appeared to be oversized soup cans, the level of device rotation. This ducted fan design unshielded than the helicopter engine more efficient. Moreover, the small helicopter tail propeller needed to counter the main propeller torque, for single vehicle for these are too complex. Martin’s jet backpack simple operation, it does not tail propeller, and no pedals. Backpack lever forward two prominent and convenient use of both hands to grasp control of the pilots. Control the propeller on the left side before and after the activity and to tilt; on the right is the throttle; engine start and stop switches and emergency ejection-type parachute button located behind the pilots head.
Martin explained that people need not worry about the safety of the flight bag. Aircraft’s parachute and airbags on the car works very similar, in many light aircraft has the application. General is not such a light helicopter parachute can be used. Meanwhile, the flight backpack are also not like other winged aircraft need a wide surface to an emergency landing. In addition, its engine, fuel tank and pilots in the middle and bottom of the lift fan to lower center of gravity, to avoid the backpack upside down during the flight, crashed into the ground. This is already far invented by man of the safest single flight bag.
Use subject to professional training flight backpack
“Martin jet pack flight” subject to carbon fiber, length and height of about 1.5 meters, 1.7 meters wide, weighing about 243 kg. Propeller for the carbon and glass fiber. And the car, Martin’s flight bag also use gasoline as a power source. It can carry 5 gallon tank of petrol, 10 gallons of fuel per hour, a box of oil can fly at least 48 km.
When asked whether a pilot’s license to Peidaimading backpack flight, Glenn said, depending on the user country’s aviation management legislation. For example, in the United States, driving this ultra-light aircraft do not need driver’s license. However, Glenn warned people not to receive professional driving training in the former, it is best not reckless to start Martin backpack. “To drive ‘Martin jet pack flight’, with everyone through the Martin Aircraft Company of professional training courses 才行.” He said.
For consumers, the people are very concerned about is the price of this flight bag, and how to buy. Martin explained that the current pack since no mass production, prices and high-end cars are very similar, about 9 million. But with the wind investment into gold and with cooperation of some big companies in the near, “Martin jet pack flight,” the price will be significantly reduced. Martin aircraft, according to Richard Lord, CEO said his company has already won 12 million U.S. dollars investment from overseas factories to produce human first flight bag. Martin’s goal is to produce the next three years 500 flight bag, reaching an annual turnover of 100 million U.S. dollars.
Despite its high price, “Martin jet pack flight” has received a large order. Martin and the sponsor that is a commuter jet backpack, ranchers, military and fire the ideal tool, of course, the ultimate boy toy as equally attractive. For private buyers, to get a flying his own jet pack, I am afraid so. In the company home page, Martin said to the many fans, private booking may be until the end of 2010. Buyers need to pay 10% of the booking fee, and then wait about 12 months, they can receive their own backpack of the flight.
Finally, Martin “Bund” told reporters that he will take his flight bag to participate in the Shanghai World Expo Museum of New Zealand tour.
